‘DEATHS OF DESPAIR’
Middle-aged whites in North Carolina are dying at an unprecedented rate, according to a new study by researchers at East Carolina University. The study – authored by ECU professor emeritus...
Health Sciences Archives
Laupus offers a glimpse into the role of medical workers during war
Last year was the 100-year anniversary of the United States’ entry into World War I. Often called the Great War and the War to End All Wars because of the...
CONCUSSION AND RECOVERY
Researchers in the Department of Kinesiology at East Carolina University are using virtual reality to study balance control in concussion and recovery. Concussions are most often caused by a blow...
ECU's College of Nursing welcomes 152 new students
More than 150 students gathered in the auditorium of the Brody School of Medicine on Thursday morning to be officially welcomed into ECU’s College of Nursing. Tiny gold lamps were...
Student-designed brochure outlines dangers of e-cigs
Second-year Brody School of Medicine students Whitney Green and Radhika Kothadia have designed a brochure to educate middle and high school students about e-cigarettes. The effort comes on the heels of...
ECU alumna named NC School Nurse Administrator of the Year
From her 30-year career as a school nurse and nurse administrator, Terri Joyner knows that healthy children learn better— and that school nurses are key to making that happen. The...
CONTAMINATION COLLABORATION
Some projects are too important – and cover too many disciplines – for one researcher to tackle alone. That’s why a study of the potential health impacts of GenX on...
HEARTS IN RHYTHM
The Brody School of Medicine at ECU and Vidant Health have announced the opening of North Carolina’s first specialized atrial fibrillation management clinic, located within the East Carolina Heart Institute...
A holiday concert with a purpose
The Aphasia group at ECU’s Speech-Language and Hearing Clinic sings Christmas carols to spread holiday cheer and to help them get their voices back. People with aphasia have difficulty or...
A holiday concert with a purpose
The Aphasia group at ECU’s Speech-Language and Hearing Clinic sings Christmas carols to spread holiday cheer and to help them get their voices back. People with aphasia have difficulty or...